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8 U.S.C. § 1259 — Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972

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This section allows the Attorney General, in the Attorney General’s discretion, to create a permanent-residence record for certain aliens who entered before January 1, 1972, if the listed conditions are met.

A record of lawful admission for permanent residence may, in the discretion of the Attorney General and under that regulations as he may prescribe, be made in the case of any alien, as of the date of the approval of his application or, if entry occurred before July 1, 1924 , as of the date of that entry, if no that record is otherwise available and that alien must satisfy the Attorney General that he is not inadmissible under section 1182(a)(3)(E) of this title or under section 1182(a) of this title insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers and other immoral people, subversives, violators of the narcotic laws or smugglers of aliens, and he establishes that he— (a) entered the United States before January 1, 1972 ; (b) has had his residence in the United States continuously since that entry; (c) is a person of good moral character; and (d) is not ineligible to citizenship and is not deportable under section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title .

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

A record of lawful admission for permanent residence may, in the discretion of the Attorney General and under such regulations as he may prescribe, be made in the case of any alien, as of the date of the approval of his application or, if entry occurred prior to July 1, 1924, as of the date of such entry, if no such record is otherwise available and such alien shall satisfy the Attorney General that he is not inadmissible under section 1182(a)(3)(E) of this title or under section 1182(a) of this title insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers and other immoral persons, subversives, violators of the narcotic laws or smugglers of aliens, and he establishes that he—

(a)

entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972;

(b)

has had his residence in the United States continuously since such entry;

(c)

is a person of good moral character; and

(d)

is not ineligible to citizenship and is not deportable under section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title.

Source credit: (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 5, § 249, 66 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 85–616, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 546; Pub. L. 89–236, § 19, Oct. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 920; Pub. L. 99–603, title II, § 203(a), Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3405; Pub. L. 100–525, § 2(j), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2612; Pub. L. 101–649, title VI, § 603(a)(14), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5083; Pub. L. 104–132, title IV, § 413(e), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(g)(10)(C), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–625.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1952Enacted · Act of June 27, 1952, ch. 477 · 66 Stat. 219
  • 1958Amended · Pub. L. 85-616 · 72 Stat. 546
  • 1965Amended · Pub. L. 89-236 · 79 Stat. 920
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-603 · 100 Stat. 3405
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-525 · 102 Stat. 2612
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-649 · 104 Stat. 5083
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-132 · 110 Stat. 1269
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-208 · 110 Stat. 3009

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 477 on 1952-06-27.

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